A synopsis of the Sri Lankan Bufonidae (Amphibia: Anura) - WHT

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MANAMENORA-ARIICHCHJ & PETHI'rAC".OOA(60.1%) of HL), unlobuJated but anteriorly wider, anteriorly cont1uent withsupratympanic ridge, dorsolaterally orientated (Fig. 15). Interorbital areaconcave in mature individuals. Upper eyelid convex, fleshy, its outer edge acute,its anterior corner with a prominent notch. Upper eyelid width less thaninterorbital width (UEW 65.7-82.9% (72.9%) oflO). Lower eyelid transparentand membranous. Anterior end of mandible with a symphysial tubercle, chinlobulated. Subgular vocal sac present in males.Upper arm length 61.2-84.3% (101.2%) of lower arm length (UAL 20.2-23.3%(18.6%) of SVL; LAL 27.7-33.2% (18.4%) of SVL). Palm length 68.9-89.0%(119.6%) of lower arm length. Third finger longest (FL lll38.3-43.6% (64.4%) ofLAL}. Relative length of fingers 1
SYNOPSIS OF SRJ LANKAN Bt.rFONIDAEFigure 20. Bufo melanosticflts, WHT2276,(photograph: lndraneil Das).male, 73.4 mm SVL, dorso-lateral aspectMeasurements of holotype (in mm): ED, 12.9; EN, 6.3; ES, 9.5; FEL, 29.1; FLI, 6.2; FLII, 5.8; FLIII, 10.5; FL IV, 6.8; FOL, 47.1; HlL, 100.8; HL, 32.1; HW, 39.8;IN, 6.0; IO, 9.6; LAL, 16.3; NS, 3.9; PAL, 19.5; PL, 19.3; PW, 7.0; SVL, 88.8; TBL,33.3; TL 1, 4.5; TL II, 5.6; TL Ill, 9.2; TL IV, 16.0; TL V, 7.3; TYH, 3.2; TYV, 4.7;UAL, 16.5; UEW, 7.0.Colour. In life, head dorsally and laterally yellowish light brown; the largerwarts around angle of mouth bright yelJow. A well-defined dark patchcommences posterior to the tympanic region and continuing onto the flanks,and upper surfaces of limbs. Median area of lower lip dark brown. Severalindistinct, wide brown bands on lower arm and tarsi, separated by narrow,lighter interspaces, venter dull yellowish brown marbled by dark brown. Gulararea darker. Males are duller coloured than females (Figs. 15, 16), the tips oftheir fingers, toes and cranial ridges black (pale yellowish brown). Dorsumand sides reddish-ash or reddish-brown, marbled with dark brown. Colourpattern in juvenile and subadult (16.5-32.0 mm SVL, WHT1729) specimenssimilar to adults but prominent ashy blue dots scattered on dorsum and sides(Fig. 18).In alcohol, dorsally buff (the males dark brown); limbs and sides of bodydark brown; venter dull yellowish brown marbled with darker brown patches.EtymologyThe species name honours our coi:eague Dr Andreas Nollert, who firstphotographed this species in the Sinharaja Worl.d Heritage Site (Dutta &Manamendra-Arachchi, 1996: Fig. 254) and drew our attention to the evidentdistinction between this species and other Sri Lankan Bufo.Vol.3.No.2. 237
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